2018 Rugby Europe Under-18 Sevens Championship

The 2018 Rugby Europe Under-18 Sevens Championship was held in Panevėžys, Lithuania from 5–6 May. France won the championship and qualified for the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics that would be held in Buenos Aires, Argentina.[1] Ireland were runners-up.[2]

2018 Rugby Europe Under-18 Sevens Championship
Host nationLithuania Lithuania
Date5–6 May
Cup
Champion France
Runner-up Ireland
Third Spain
2017
2019

Teams

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Pool stages

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Legend
Qualified for the Cup Quarterfinals
Qualified for the Challenge Trophy Quarterfinals

Pool A

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Team P W D L PF PA PD Pts
  Ireland 3 3 0 0 125 15 110 9
  Italy 3 2 0 1 63 55 8 7
  Russia 3 1 0 2 81 44 37 5
  Sweden 3 0 0 3 0 155 -155 3
5 May
  Italy22 - 14  Russia
5 May
  Ireland22 - 10  Russia
5 May
  Italy36 - 0  Sweden
5 May
  Ireland41 - 5  Italy
5 May
  Russia57 - 0  Sweden
5 May
  Ireland62 - 0  Sweden

Pool B

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Team P W D L PF PA PD Pts
  France 3 3 0 0 142 7 135 9
  Germany 3 2 0 1 66 59 7 7
  Romania 3 1 0 2 40 95 -55 5
  Ukraine 3 0 0 3 19 106 -87 3
5 May
  Romania26 - 5  Ukraine
5 May
  Germany33 - 7  Romania
5 May
  Germany33 - 14  Ukraine
5 May
  France38 - 0  Germany
5 May
  France47 - 0  Ukraine
5 May
  France57 - 7  Romania

Pool C

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Team P W D L PF PA PD Pts
  Great Britain 3 3 0 0 102 39 63 9
  Georgia 3 2 0 1 65 50 15 7
  Belgium 3 1 0 2 43 84 -41 5
  Lithuania 3 0 0 3 36 73 -37 3
5 May
  Georgia19 - 5  Lithuania
5 May
  Belgium21 - 19  Lithuania
5 May
  Georgia29 - 12  Belgium
5 May
  Great Britain33 - 12  Lithuania
5 May
  Great Britain33 - 17  Georgia
5 May
  Great Britain36 - 10  Belgium

Pool D

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Team P W D L PF PA PD Pts
  Spain 3 3 0 0 92 29 63 9
  Portugal 3 2 0 1 92 52 40 7
  Poland 3 1 0 2 67 68 -1 5
  Luxembourg 3 0 0 3 26 128 -102 3
5 May
  Spain22 - 17  Poland
5 May
  Spain24 - 5  Portugal
5 May
  Poland29 - 12  Luxembourg
5 May
  Portugal34 - 21  Poland
5 May
  Spain46 - 7  Luxembourg
5 May
  Portugal53 - 7  Luxembourg

Finals

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Cup Quarterfinals

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsCup Final
 
          
 
 
 
 
  Germany21
 
 
 
  Great Britain10
 
  Ireland26
 
 
 
  Germany0
 
  Ireland24
 
 
 
  Portugal17
 
  France26
 
 
 
  Ireland17
 
  Spain32
 
 
 
  Italy7
 
  France41
 
 
 
  Spain53rd Place
 
  France42
 
 
 
  Georgia0
 
  Spain24
 
 
  Germany21
 

Shield Semifinals

 
Semi-finalsShield Final
 
      
 
 
 
 
  Italy24
 
 
 
  Georgia14
 
  Great Britain17
 
 
 
  Italy14
 
  Great Britain35
 
 
  Portugal17
 
7th Place
 
 
 
 
 
  Georgia15
 
 
  Portugal5

Challenge Trophy Quarterfinals

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsChallenge Trophy Final
 
          
 
 
 
 
  Belgium21
 
 
 
  Ukraine0
 
  Russia19
 
 
 
  Belgium5
 
  Russia48
 
 
 
  Luxembourg0
 
  Poland26
 
 
 
  Russia24
 
  Poland29
 
 
 
  Sweden0
 
  Poland29
 
 
 
  Lithuania711th Place
 
  Lithuania24
 
 
 
  Romania19
 
  Lithuania12
 
 
  Belgium10
 

Ranking Playoffs

 
Semi-finals13th Place
 
      
 
 
 
 
  Luxembourg17
 
 
 
  Ukraine10
 
  Luxembourg19
 
 
 
  Romania15
 
  Romania45
 
 
  Sweden0
 
15th Place
 
 
 
 
 
  Sweden26
 
 
  Ukraine7

Final standings

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Rank Team
    France
    Ireland
    Spain
4   Germany
5   Great Britain
6   Italy
7   Georgia
8   Portugal
9   Poland
10   Russia
11   Lithuania
12   Belgium
13   Luxembourg
14   Romania
15   Sweden
16   Ukraine

References

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  1. ^ "Double delight for France as Youth Olympic Games beckons - HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series". www.world.rugby. 2018-05-07. Archived from the original on 2021-12-29. Retrieved 2021-12-29.
  2. ^ "Talented Ireland Under-18s Take Silver In European Sevens". Irish Rugby. 2018-05-07. Retrieved 2021-12-29.
  3. ^ "Ireland U18 Men's 7s Squad Named For Rugby Europe". Munster Rugby. 2018-05-03. Archived from the original on 2021-12-29. Retrieved 2021-12-29.
  4. ^ "Italia 7s U18: i dodici convocati per gli Europei in Lituania - Rugby Seven - Rugbymeet - il social network del rugby". www.rugbymeet.com (in Italian). 2018-05-04. Archived from the original on 2021-12-29. Retrieved 2021-12-29.